Trae Elston

School: Mississippi

Position: S

Positive: Four-year starter awarded All-America and all-Conference honors as a senior when he posted a career-best 70 tackles, 4 INT's and 14 PBUs. Terrific college defensive back with poor size/speed numbers. Effectively reads or diagnoses the action, quick up the field and sells out to make plays. Works hard defending the run, squaring into ball handlers and wrapping up at the point of attack. Remains disciplined with his cover assignments over the middle of the field, displays next level ball skills between the numbers and reliable hands for the interception.

Negative: Possesses average closing and recovery speed. Seems to lose a sense of where receivers are on the field.

Analysis: Elston was a playmaking defensive back at Mississippi but offers average next level size and poor speed. He's a special-teams prospect who could do well at the next level as a zone safety.

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